'The Lion King', 'Dune', Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer will be celebrated with a BBC documentary

The life and work of Hans Zimmer, the Oscar-winning composer of "The Lion King" and " Dune: Part One", will be celebrated in the BBC Two documentary "Hans Zimmer - Hollywood Rebel".

The 60-minute film looks back on Zimmer's 40-year journey from Germany to after -War on Hollywood royalty. He will seek to reveal Zimmer's musical secrets over a career that includes scores for the films 'Rain Man', 'Pirates of the Caribbean', 'Gladiator', 'No Time To Die', 'The Dark Knight', "Batman Begins". ' and 'The Thin Red Line' as well as the music he created for BBC studios natural history films including 'Planet Earth II', 'Blue Planet II' and 'Frozen Planet II'.

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The film also features interviews with Ron Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barry Levinson , James L. Brooks, Gore Verbinski, Steve McQueen, Stephen Frears and Tim Bevan.

Zimmer said, "I'm honored to share this insight into my career and life at the BBC. viewers. I hope this documentary inspires and encourages you to shamelessly pursue your passions and better understand my scores and especially the music."

Sreya Biswas, Natural History Manager, BBC Commissioning, said: "Hans Zimmer made an integral part of Natural History production for many years, composing for some of our greatest landmarks, most recently "Frozen Planet II" We are truly thrilled to be able to tell his own incredible life story and musical journey in this movie."

Documentary director Francis Hanly added: "The sheer number of remarkable films that Hans Zimmer has made his mark over the past 40 years, it's incredible. It was a dream job to sit down and film him at the keyboard in his studio as he gave us an intimate and exclusive demonstration of the techniques and sounds that he created and ideas that underlie some of his most famous scores."

"Hans Zimmer - Hollywood Rebel" is a BBC Studios production, produced by BBC Studio Natural History Unit's Joe Shinner. It will air on BBC Two on October 16.

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